Project Manager, Construction

Standard Property Company•Chicago, IL

20h•Onsite

About The Position

As the Project Manager, you will support the Acquisition and Rehabilitation team on active rehabilitation projects in the affordable multifamily housing space. This role involves front-end due diligence, managing project execution during construction phases, and ensuring accurate reporting of progress and budget compliance. You will identify and propose solutions for building deficiencies, manage design teams and vendors, and oversee the development of architectural and engineering plans. Accountability for permitting approvals, coordination with operations staff, and conducting on-site inspections are key aspects of this position. The role also includes overseeing quality control, conducting acceptance reviews, escorting stakeholders through construction sites, and ensuring safety guidelines are followed.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree, preferably in engineering, architecture, or construction management.
Organizational skills; the ability to manage your time, focus and communicate with clarity.
Hands-on experience with occupied apartment renovation projects.
3+ years of experience in construction management, multifamily experience preferred.
The ability to read, understand and value engineer construction documents.
A sense of urgency, an internal clock that helps you move with purpose.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word.
The ability to travel as needed.
Curious and ambitious by nature; a highly motivated person.
A shrewd tactician, able to “make the right call” with confidence.
A person who values hard work; you ideally learned at an early age how to put your nose down and get things done when it matters.
An independent self-starter; you don’t wait around too long looking for directions from others.
Highly accountable; you take ownership, follow-through, meet deadlines, and care about the quality of your work product.
Courageous; willing to put yourself out there, bet on yourself, take risks and ask questions.
A world-class communicator, or rapidly becoming one.
Able to work collaboratively in a small team environment; willingness to “roll up your sleeves” and pitch in when and where necessary.
Ready to work in a fast-paced environment and be part of an amazing team doing valuable work.

Responsibilities

Front-end Due Diligence, including analyzing and understanding property condition reports, environmental, and other specialty sub-consultants.
Assist with developing detailed scope, budget, schedule, and logistics plans; manage execution of referenced plans during active construction phases.
Produce accurate reporting of construction progress, active or anticipated issues, and budgetary compliance for distribution to teammates and senior leadership.
Identify and qualify deferred maintenance, building deficiencies and necessary capital improvements based on prior professional experience and vendor site assessments.
Propose solutions to solve building deficiencies and satisfy regulatory requirements.
Assist with sourcing and managing the Design Team, Vendors and Contractors.
Manage the development of architectural and engineering plans, and specifications.
Be accountable for permitting approvals by local jurisdictions as it relates to the project schedule, and satisfaction of all code and regulatory requirements of stakeholders including Housing Authorities, lenders, and HUD.
Coordinate contractor access, logistic items, utility shutdowns and notices with our Operations and Property Management staff.
Conduct frequent on-site physical inspections of active construction projects.
Oversee quality control of construction tasks, perform pre- and post-construction acceptance reviews.
Escort design team, lenders, and other project stakeholders through construction sites to perform status reviews and draw meetings.
Ensure safety guidelines for contractors, and residents, are followed on all job sites.